After an 8-7-1 season in which they seemed to stabilize some of the things that stopped them from being great in years past, the Washington Redskins appeared intent on blowing it all up this offseason. Quarterback Kirk Cousins, coming off by far his best campaign, was said to be the pawn in a trade scenario that, according to B/R's Jason Cole, was part of the reason general manager Scot McCloughan was fired in March.
Losing McCloughan, perhaps the best talent evaluator in the NFL, was the end game in a stream of clashes between the GM and team president Bruce Allen and head coach Jay Gruden.